Eliminating the opportunity gap and promoting birth-through-career success for all children of color in Washington State.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $394K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2023▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$7.7M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2023▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$7.5M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$809K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $7.2M Management & general 2% · $147K Fundraising 1% · $80K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharonne Navas’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharonne Navas$125,000$125,000$86,231$83,385

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering children of color for success from birth through their careers.

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3 programs · $7.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Digital Equity

Securing, enhancing, and providing access to broadband, hardware, and knowledge of the internet for marginalized communities most affected by COVID-19.?

$6.5Mprogram expense
02

Equitable school funding- equitable school funding, or the funding our future washington coalition (fundwa) is dedicated to achieving equitable education funding in washington state. Recognizing that the current funding model perpetuates racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities, the coalition seeks to reform the system to ensure…

$475Kprogram expense
03

Food Security

Funding for ethnically and culturally appropriate food security as well as the distribution of food vouchers.

$81Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$123K
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Grants paid · 74 grants · $5.7M · 2020–2023
FreshstartFY2023$424,600
Northwest CenterWA · FY2023$214,985
Tribal Technology TrainingWA · FY2023$181,872
Mission AfricaWA · FY2023$140,000
Latinos En SpokaneNY · FY2023$110,000
Filipino Community of SeattleFY2023$100,000
Centro-AmericanoWA · FY2023$60,400
House of MercyWA · FY2023$60,000
Mindsight MentorsWA · FY2023$52,000
Beacon Business AllianceWA · FY2023$52,000
Mother AfricaWA · FY2023$50,000
Fuse Innovation FundWA · FY2023$50,000
Safe Homes InternationalFY2023$40,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.2M
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$479K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.1M$3.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$112K$6K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.1M$991K$55K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$64K$57K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$140K$126K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.3M$2.2M$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$801$108$693
Office expensesLn 13$23K$18K$5K$29
Information technologyLn 14$227K$226K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$71K$64K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$48K$39K$8K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$114$114
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$264K$248K$12K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$7.2M$147K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $7.7M$7.5M$231K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$4.5M$632K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.6M$742K$809K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$30K$89K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,699,185 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,106,182$7,678,413
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,875$7,920
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$10,692
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$58,083$2,160
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,150,009$7,699,185
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,997,299$3,117,133
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,197,401$1,429,225
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,323,172$2,921,628
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,517,872$7,467,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $632,137$231,199
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,699,185 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,573,275
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$105,138
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,678,413
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $7,920$7,920
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,692$10,692
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,160$2,160
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,772$7,699,185
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,467,986 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,117,133$3,117,133
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,500 · Management $6,250 · Fundraising $6,250$125,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $990,737 · Management $55,041 · Fundraising $55,041$1,100,819
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $57,228 · Management $3,179 · Fundraising $3,179$63,586
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $125,838 · Management $6,991 · Fundraising $6,991$139,820
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,951$3,951
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,221,353 · Management $39,568$2,260,921
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $108 · Management $693$801
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,210 · Management $4,530 · Fundraising $29$22,769
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $225,644 · Management $1,485$227,129
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,023 · Management $3,557 · Fundraising $3,557$71,137
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,640 · Management $8,209 · Fundraising $1,379$48,228
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,836$18,836
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,370$1,370
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,058 · Management $114 · Fundraising $114$2,286
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $248,371 · Management $12,342 · Fundraising $3,487$264,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,240,679 · Management $147,280 · Fundraising $80,027$7,467,986
Part X · Balance sheet $1,718,146 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $539,539$1,116,338
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $879,296$479,273
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $60,892$113,488
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,237$5,252
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,795$3,795
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,484,759$1,718,146
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,779
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $41,647$32,056
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,647$43,835
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,443,112$1,674,311
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,484,759$1,718,146
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,674,311 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,699,185
XI-2 Total expenses$7,467,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$231,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,443,112
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,674,311

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